So, I was thinking about a robot vacuum cleaner, but I am concerned that my 2 little monsters darlings might not take well to sharing their territory with another pet - does anyone have both a bengal and a robot cleaner ? Do I need to look for one that is bite-proof ?

Yes, I have a Neato robot vacuum cleaner. After some initial circumspection my bengal now ignores it. I'm pretty certain it would be bite-proof. If your bengals don't bite the normal hoover they probably won't bite a robot.

Be aware that some robot vacuums have little side brushes that stick out and whizz around: those might prove irresistible....

Don't some of these robots have timers where you can set them to clean at night? I'd wait and see how the little munchkins deal with it and go from there. If they don't like it, put them in another room while its working. I would think it would make a fun toy for them.

After reading a story on Facebook, , they had a robot cleaner and set it to clean at night, unfortunately their puppy pooped on the rug and it ran over it and spread it all over the house in the middle of the night, their child got up and walked in it and then got in their bed, it took half the night to clean it up and it ruined the cleaner.

After reading a story on Facebook, , they had a robot cleaner and set it to clean at night, unfortunately their puppy pooped on the rug and it ran over it and spread it all over the house in the middle of the night, their child got up and walked in it and then got in their bed, it took half the night to clean it up and it ruined the cleaner.

Yes! I saw that as well. The person had bought it from Hammacher Schelmmer and the company replaced it for free, the story is even on the companies FaceBook page.

Yes, I have a Neato robot vacuum cleaner. After some initial circumspection my bengal now ignores it. I'm pretty certain it would be bite-proof. If your bengals don't bite the normal hoover they probably won't bite a robot.

Be aware that some robot vacuums have little side brushes that stick out and whizz around: those might prove irresistible....

I haven't heard of the Neato.. Is it better than a Roomba? I've been thinking of getting one for our new house!

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I haven't heard of the Neato.. Is it better than a Roomba? I've been thinking of getting one for our new house!

I chose the Neato over a Roomba because,

1. It navigates in a superior way (imo). It uses a laser direction finding device to first survey the space it is in, starts by hoovering all around the edges, and then goes back and forth in straight lines. The Roomba navigates by bouncing off things, and taking a random walk.

2. Because it goes in straight lines and covers the floor efficiently, the Neato is much faster than the Roomba, eg ten minutes rather than forty for a given size of room.

3. Because the Neato rarely bumps into things it is much less noisy and does less potential damage than a Roomba, which bumps into things deliberately as a means of getting around/changing direction.

4. The Neato needs less human intervention: while the Roomba brushes need regular cleaning, the Neato uses a different system and I have never needed to clean it. I have had to disentangle cat toys from the beater brush occasionally

5. The Neato is actually a hoover rather than a room sweeper, so it has decent suction. I wasn't expecting too much compared to say a regular dyson, but it is actually surprisingly good.

I bought mine a few years ago, so my assessment was based on the models available then, but I think the current situation is much the same. There are lots of comparison videos online if you wanted to see the differences.

I haven't heard of the Neato.. Is it better than a Roomba? I've been thinking of getting one for our new house!

I chose the Neato over a Roomba because,

1. It navigates in a superior way (imo). It uses a laser direction finding device to first survey the space it is in, starts by hoovering all around the edges, and then goes back and forth in straight lines. The Roomba navigates by bouncing off things, and taking a random walk.

2. Because it goes in straight lines and covers the floor efficiently, the Neato is much faster than the Roomba, eg ten minutes rather than forty for a given size of room.

3. Because the Neato rarely bumps into things it is much less noisy and does less potential damage than a Roomba, which bumps into things deliberately as a means of getting around/changing direction.

4. The Neato needs less human intervention: while the Roomba brushes need regular cleaning, the Neato uses a different system and I have never needed to clean it. I have had to disentangle cat toys from the beater brush occasionally

5. The Neato is actually a hoover rather than a room sweeper, so it has decent suction. I wasn't expecting too much compared to say a regular dyson, but it is actually surprisingly good.

I bought mine a few years ago, so my assessment was based on the models available then, but I think the current situation is much the same. There are lots of comparison videos online if you wanted to see the differences.

Thanks for the info! I'm definitely going to get one for the new house! Do they do carpet and tile? Or hardwood only?

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